I thought it’d be the six row that would reduce the specific weight .Same here
Last week it looked by far the worst of all our six-rows, having suffered most from the late-lamented drought.
Now it looks the best.
And, thanks to an honourable seed merchant, no 2-row contamination in Funky this year to reduce the specific weight.
Barley Lodging
- Thread starter Neddy flanders
- Start date
Ours is on the turn.Why wouldnt it be on the turn it is mid June
Last year, we were cutting here in 15 days time.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Why wouldnt it be on the turn it is mid June
Just seemed a bit early. Often there is a little turning around Lincolnshire show - next week but there seems a fair bit now.
How long then to harvest? Five weeks?
This time last year the 2-row rogue variety suspected in the our Funky seed had a lower specific weight, according to the HGCA.
In the event, it was shown to be all down to funky breeding.
Three.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Really? From it starting to turn? Mines never been fit before third week of July.
- Location
- East yorks
Very rare to see anything cut before the Yorkshire show which is mid July, even last year i think I only saw one field
ShooTa
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- Location
- Denbighshire - In the vale of Clwyd!
Devon James
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- Location
- Devon
Not wanting to tempt fate but Memento is standing. Kingsbarn six row gone down in places. Hoping for good yields from both
Is that combining hard grain, or crimping ?
Usually barley is never ready before third week in July here. Often end July early August . Last year was exceptionally early, as we were combining on 5th July .something I’ve never done in over 40 years of combining
Beware of comparing North Lincs with Devon/Cornwall. When I grew winter barley 15th -20th July was a normal start date but many were going in the last few days of June around here last year.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Yes, it must be the latitude.
Hard grain.
Some was cut for crimping, roundabout Cullompton, I think, in the third week of June last year.
Latitude puts us a couple of weeks ahead of North Lincs, but altitude puts us a couple of days behind East Devon.
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- Location
- Lincolnshire
Lol. We don't have any altitude.
Can often be two weeks between start of Winter Barley on the north Cornish coast, usually around the Padstow area, and when we get going in the wetter part of SE Cornwall.
That's a massive difference for a relatively short distance. Do they get half your rainfall too?
Altitude too. How high are you above sea level? 200 feet?
- Location
- Lincolnshire
70ish at the highest point. Maybe 33 at the lowest.
Feet or metres? I don't believe the top of the Cliff is that low. I know you've got some of the lower lying land in the Trent valley too.